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India to sign IPPA with Trinidad

Mumbai, Mar 09 (UNI) India will sign Investment Protection and Promotional Agreement (IPPA) with Republic of Trinidad&Tobaggo (T&T) in New Delhi tomorrow.

Meant to ensure the protection of interests of all those that are aspiring to put their money in either of the two countries. The agreement will be formally signed by the trade ministers of both the countries.

Talking to UNI on the sidelines of interaction of the trade delegation from T&T with the country's business community, which was held by CII here today, Minister of Trade and Industry of T&T, Kenneth Valley who is leading a 70-member trade delegation from his country to India said,''We are leaving for new delhi tomorrow to sign the important agreement with Government of India''.

Signing of the agreement comprises a part of a hosts of business deals the country has striken with the captains of Indian industry during its current India trip. While Bharat Electronics has evinced its interest in the implementation of CDMA phone connection in T&T, the Bank of Baroda has already gone a step ahead by getting approval from the competitive authority of the country for opening its subsidiery office there.

Another Indian bank which has expressed its wish to open its subsidiery office there is Exim Bank. Moreover, a film producer from Bollywood is also planning to shoot part of its forthcoming film in the beautiful locales the Caribbean country boasts of.

It is on these lines that the two countries are seriously holding talks to start direct flights between them in days to come. Prior to it addressing the interaction session with the Indian industry here today, Mr Valley said,''We strongly believe that India is a cost- competitive country from which we can import some of the primary products that my country requires to augment its industry and hence we want to take our trade relationship to a new high''.

We have provided all the necessary infrastructure as required for you to install your plants in my country in areas like infrastructure, food, music and entertainment, he added.

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Introduction of VAT enhances revenue generation

Kolkata, Mar 9 (UNI) The gradual introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) regime at the state-level has enhanced the consolidated revenue generation programme of the Union government to a great extent. This view was unanimously expressed here today by a panel of financial experts and revenue consultants at a national-level seminar, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) Eastern Regional Council. Intiating a debate on the usefulnerss of VAT in place of the previous Central Sales Tax(CST) regime, National Institute of.....

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New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd today announced that it has signed a deal to acquire 43.3 per cent stake in Punjab Tractors Ltd from Actis Group and Burman family at a price of Rs 360 per share. The company beat Ashok Leyland and Tafe, even as Tata Motors with Fiat-CNH, Sonalika Group, Escorts, Italy's Sam Duetz-Fahr opted out. Punjab Tractors Ltd, in operation since 1974, is a significant player in the tractor industry. Its 'Swaraj' brand of tractors and.....

Idea to refund Rs 23.29 lakh to discriminatly charged customers

New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) Idea Cellular, an Aditya Birla Group company, will refund Rs 23.29 lakh to its 1.92 lakh subscribers here, following a notification issued by TRAI in its tariff scheme involving high charges for calling MTNL and BSNL networks. The leading telecom operator has already refunded Rs 13.59 lakh and the balance has been deposited in a seperate ESCROW account, TRAI said. A compliance report submitted by Idea to the regulator said the differential tarriff was withdrawn from.....
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